Summer is over and autumn is here. This means there are new fashions out now for your clothes, make-up and of course your hair. The Daily Post reporter Imogen Crispe asked Rotorua hairdressers what hairstyles are fashionable this season.
March is here.
This means summer is over and women are thinking
about how to wear their hair in a fashionably autumn way.
Hairdressers are looking at new autumn styles for women's hair fashion and so far it seems long hair, big curls and thick fringes are how women should be doing their hair this season.
Owner of Rotorua's Vizzaniz Hair Studio Stacey Rapana said straight hair was out.
"Big curls are coming in with lots of nice auburn colours," she said.
"Big loose curls cascading down your back."
She said the look could be achieved by using heated rollers or GHD styling tools.
She said people were coming away from straightening as it was hard to maintain in humid weather.
Miss Rapana also said long hair was in style at the moment.
"We've noticed a huge long hair comeback, in such a big way."
But for short hair she said a textured look was fashionable, with layers coming onto the face.
She said you could get this look by having highlights and colour put in.
Manager of Salon St Bruno Marie Farqhar agreed that the structured look was the way to go.
"We've seen a lot more kind of structure with fashion and hair," she said.
"Hair cuts are going to be more structured."
She said this look would be for shorter hair, with long hair being more wavy.
Bobs with hair off the neck and long in the front are also popular this season.
Senior stylist at Planet of Hair Wendy Frazer and said thick, full fringes were making a comeback this season.
Miss Farqhar agreed.
"I would say heavier fringes are going to be in with straighter lines rather than more feathered fringes."
Celebrities such as Sandra Bullock, Leona Lewis and Rose Byrne are already wearing this look and it can be worn with long or short hair.
If you want to add a bit of colour this autumn, colours to try are natural auburn, mocha and ash tones.
"People tend to go a little bit darker towards winter," Miss Rapana said. Miss Farqhar agreed chilly autumn weather usually brings warmer shades.
Mrs Frazer said warm and cool blonde tones are in fashion for fair hair, with copper and gold tones for darker hair with high shine and iridescent colour.
Another trend is to have shiny, healthy hair.
"Generally people are after healthy-looking hair rather than bleached dry hair," Miss Rapana said.
She said this look could be achieved using gloss sprays that shine the hair and protect it.
Coming out of summer, Miss Farqhar said everyone's hair had probably dried out.
She said to repair hair people needed to have regular treatments and use a good salon shampoo and conditioner.
Miss Rapana agreed.
"Certainly in this kind of weather a moisturising treatment is needed.
Sunshine dries out the hair."
She said people can end up with itchy scalps, and not because of dandruff, and they needed a good shampoo to cleanse and soothe them.
Miss Rapana also said some people can be allergic and get hayfever at this time of year and those people should use a delicate care shampoo and conditioner.
When autumn comes around she recommends keeping up conditioning treatments and not over-colouring your hair.
"When people colour their hair at home they tend to go over everything and get a lot of colour build-up."
HAIR TIPS
- Get your hair cut every six or eight weeks
- Use a heat protection product when using heating tools like rollers or straighteners
- For styling short hair, women need a good hair dryer and some styling wax
- For styling long or medium hair, you need a heat protector cream and some good hair straighteners (which can also be used for curling)